What’s so American about American Political Development?
Earlier today, Anna Law wrote a great post about the differences between American Political Development
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What is American Political Development?
Frequent comment from people at a conference to me: “So you do political history, right?”
The Georgia Heartbeat Bill and Unintended Consequences
On Friday, Georgia passed a “heartbeat bill” that bans abortion after medical professionals can detect
Choosing a Running Mate Early: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad
The 2020 Democratic primary field is shaping up to be the largest in modern memory,
Teaching Students to Recognize Media Frames
This post is more about teaching than current political science research, but I think it
The Untold Story of How Conservatives Embraced the Bill of Rights and Incorporation
The new conservative majority of the Supreme Court has begun the second phase of its
American Liberal Democracy in Historical Perspective
I started teaching a new course last week on American democracy and the individual. For
Gun Rights as Glue? The Contested (and Uncontested) Legal Policy Terrain of the Conservative Legal Movement
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reached down to the Second Circuit and agreed to hear
Deporting Veterans
The Trump Administration is deporting veterans. This isn’t as surprising as it might seem to be.
The Shadow of 1919
As 2019 gets underway, both my interest in political development and the project I am